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C. J. LOOMIS.

SHOE.

No. 290,249. Patented Deo. 18, 1883.

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CARRIE J. LOOMIS, OF JULIET, ILLINOIS.

SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,249, dated December 18, 1883; Application filed October 2, 1883. (No model.)

I0 LH whom it may concern:

Be it know that I, CARRIE J. Looms, a citizen of the United States of America, residing` at Joliet, in the county ot' \Vill and State ot' Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes for Burial Iurposes, of whieli the following is a speeiiieation, reference heilig had therein to the aeeoinpanying drawings.

Figure l is a perspective view; Fig. a eross-seetional view on line 2of Fig. 1, looking toward the toe in the direetion of the arrow, and Fig 3 a cross sectional view ot' e portion ot' the sole.

This invention consists ol' a slipper or shoe for burial purposes, to be placed onthe feet oi' deceased persons for burial.

Referring tothe drawings, Fig. l represents the shoe complete, the sole e and sides S ol" which are designed to be made of felt material or its equivalent. The sides S are ent so they do not quite nieet either at the heel or toe. 'Ihe space between the sides, on the instep and extending down to the toe, is filled with a exible yielding woi'sted knit fablie, l), as is also the space at the heel between the sides, as is shown at 1)'. The upper edge ol' the shoe is provided with a llexible border, il, having :i ribbon, rf, for the purpose of shirring the top ol' the shoe about theankleand tying it in front in a knot, a', ns shown. The Ilexible material D D is tor the purpose el' per- Initting the foot to swell withoutinjury to the shoe. rI`he flexible material D in front maybe substituted by a tongue. Inade of similar 1naterialto the sides, fastened tothe inner side of the shoe et its toe, and having its sides or edges extend down on the inner sides to or near to the sole, as shown atl.) in Fig. 2. This material and kind ot' tongue is intended to be used when the shoe is to be used for male persons. The loose sides permit the same flexibility of the shoe as the material D.

The manner in whieh the soleis constructed is shown in Fig. il. The two parts e and c and the sides are sewed togsflher at the edge ot" the sole, as shown in said igure, and a stiffening, F, is plaeed between the two parts of the sole.

Any suitable material may be used l'or the sides and the sole, but preferably felt material should be used for the two parts e and c ofthe sole, and also for the sides S, and pastebourd for the stillening ,F between the two parts of the sole. It is not intended that the sole and sides' should be as yielding or Ilexible as the other parts, or any more so than felt niaterial would be.

\Vhen the tongue l? is used, as described, a tie, el, is used to tie over the instep, to hohl the sides up, as shown in Fig.

The inner side ol' the shoeis designed to be quilted or lined with quilted material, as shown in Fig. l.. The shoe as illustratori, Fig. l, thus forms a eovering or dressing for t e feet ol" a deeeasetl person, and is intended to be placed on permanently, t0 be interred with the person.

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